Good Morning, God! Coming home from my Wednesday morning Women’s Prayer Group, I noticed the puddles that had formed after the rain. I noticed first the puddles on a baseball field. Dirt is permeable, God. The puddles won’t last very…
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Kakaako, Families, and the Ongoing Adjustments of Life
Good Morning, God! Yesterday found me in the heart of Kakaako, just west of the Ala Moana shopping center. I think of Kakaako as Where the Work Gets Done. Work places are rarely pretty but they are really necessary. I…
Tagged with: adjustments, deeper healing, forgiving, hidden traumas, processing, sharing our wounds, tears of repentance, The Heart of Kakaako
Posted in connecting, Conversations, courage to see myself, family visits, Feeling our feelings, finding hidden fears, Forgiving, Hearing, listening, Sharing
Posted in connecting, Conversations, courage to see myself, family visits, Feeling our feelings, finding hidden fears, Forgiving, Hearing, listening, Sharing
Two Nourishing Days at “Life in the Spirit”
Good Morning, God! Hawaiian Islands Ministries put on a marvelous two-day seminar, Life in the Spirit, this Friday and Saturday. It had a therapeutic effect on me, God. I feel closer to You and closer to everyone else. And most…
Tagged with: anger, First Presbyterian Church at Koolau, forgiving, forgiving ourselves, Hawaiian Islands Ministries, healing our anger, hope, humility, Jack Deere, letting the Holy Spirit shine through, transparency, trusted friends
Posted in Anger, Forgiven!, Forgiving, friends, healing, hope, humility, responding to God's Spirit, sacred space
Posted in Anger, Forgiven!, Forgiving, friends, healing, hope, humility, responding to God's Spirit, sacred space
Stopping to See: The Aloha Tower and Hard Facts
Good Morning, God! Yesterday I was off to downtown to get my teeth cleaned and checked. As I was walking along, I looked to my right and there was the Aloha Tower. There were only a few yards of visibility…
Noticing a SLOWING DOWN into Relaxation
Good Morning, God! Last night at dinner, I suddenly became aware of eating more slowly. I could FEEL a SLOWNESS settling around me and in me. I was sort of startled, God. And then I realized I didn’t need to…
Tagged with: forgiving and releasing, having enough time, the joy of going slow
Posted in Forgiving, Thinking and Feeling, time
Posted in Forgiving, Thinking and Feeling, time
It is NEVER too late to apologize
Good Morning, God! I had considered using this photo whilst pondering apologies. It would have made the point that sometimes it is just too late to apologize. Only, I know it is NEVER to late to apologize! I’m thinking of…
Inside a Palace, Inside our Hearts
Good Morning, God! I was looking at our friends’ photos of India and loved this shot of the inside of the City Palace in Jaipur. Palaces — and the homes of the rich and powerful — seem to exert a…
The High Cost of Storage — Physical Stuff and Emotional Stuff
Good Morning, God, When I was visiting Suz we talked about our Pasts. Both of us are more or less at Peace with them — Praise You, God. Acceptance comes slowly — well, at least for me, And I have…
Personal Maintenance — the Healing Power of Forgiving
Good Morning, God! I’ve been thinking about Personal Maintenance, God. How is it that the world is filled with books on dieting but has so few on forgiving? Hmmm. If we could but see our Inner Being, God, that would…
A Moment with God 